Vitali Klitschko’s struggles should encourage David Haye

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Ukrainian heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko celebrates after defeating Poland’s Albert Sosnowski during the WBC Heavyweight World Championship boxing bout in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany on May 29, 2010. World WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko picked up the 40th win and 38th knock-out of his career with a tenth-round victory over challenger Albert Sosnowski. AFP PHOTO PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images)PATRIK STOLLARZ

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Heavyweight boxing title holder Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine (R) punches Albert Sosnowski of Poland during their WBC world heavyweight championship title fight in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen May 29, 2010. Klitschko won the fight after round 10. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT BOXING IMAGES OF THE DAY)INA FASSBENDER

Ron Lewis

Last updated at 4:27PM, May 30 2010

If David Haye was undecided about which Klitschko brother was the better
option in his quest to unify the world heavyweight title, watching Vitali
struggle to get to grips with Albert Sosnowski should have made his mind up
for him.

In front of another huge 60,000 plus crowd in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the
elder Klitschko finally caught up with his Polish challenger in the tenth
round, leaving Sosnowski in a crumpled heap in a corner after a series of
right hands to retain his WBC title.

Sosnowski was brave but very limited, yet Klitschko struggled to close him
down or keep